Dr. Don St. John

Professor of Religion

Education:
B.A., St. Francis College (PA)
M.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Fordham University

Interests:
Religions of Asia, Native American Religions, and Environmental Philosophy/Spirituality.

Dr. St. John has focused much of his recent research and publishing on Thomas Merton (1915-1968), the American Catholic spiritual writer. In 2004 Don won a Catholic Press Association award for "Teilhard in the 21st Century: The Emerging Spirit of Earth," co-edited with Arthur Fabel. Editor of "Teilhard Studies" from 1994-2007, Don is also founder and editor of "Ecospirit," a mini-journal dedicated to the exploration of ecological spirituality.

Articles:
"From Auschwitz to Vietnam: Thomas Merton's Troubling Questions," Prajna Vihara (Forthcoming) Fall,2009

"Thomas Merton on War and the Perversion of Language" International Journal of Public Administration (Accepted)

Recent Courses:
Religions of India: Hinduism and Buddhism
Religious Thought of China & Japan
Native American Religions
Environmental Philosophy
The Moral Life in Four Asian Traditions
Contemplative Spirituality: Buddhist and Christian
Spiritual Poetry in the World's Religions
The Holy Fool
Religion & Ecology
The Legacy of Thomas Merton

Contact:
Phone:   610 861-1585
Email :  medps01@moravian.edu
Office:  Comenius-204